What Is Important To Know

When dealing with new and potentially interesting artifacts, a good question to ask ThinkingOutLoud.DonaldNoyes.20110915

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Where to start? - Some Questions

• What is unique, similar, different about the artifact?
• Some would also want to know how new (modern) it is, and what it has as major features and attributes.
• Is it scarce, expensive or hard to learn about?
• How did we find this in the first place?
• Ask as well:
  • Why is this important?
  • Why ignoring this might not be a good idea
  • ShouldIbeginToUseThis
  • WhyNotStartToday

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In Making Decisions

• The first step in making a good decision is to grasp what the decision entails. Without a proper understanding of what is being decided upon, no good decision can come about.
  • http://laacera.com/posts/number-3/2010/05/paying-attention-to-context-an-algorithm-for-proper-decision-making

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See Also:

• GoodAtLookingAround
• Where to find out
  • UsingSearchEnginesToFindInformation
• BalloonModelOfKnowledge
• RandomActsOfLearning
• EdgeOfOurKnowledge
• LayerOfIndirection